Vertientes weather in January

In January, Vertientes sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 14 mm of rain across 2.7 wet days and about 10.9 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 42 min at the start of January to 11 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Vertientes's 3rd-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Vertientes's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
12th warmest
Overnight low
20°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
14 mm
2.7 wet days
Daylight
10 h 48 min
6:57 AM – 5:47 PM
Cloud cover
38%
3rd clearest
Wind
13 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
4.39 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.8
out of 10

Vertientes is municipality in Camagüey, Cuba.

Density
15/km²
people per km²

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical January day in Vertientes reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How January really feels in Vertientes

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

January sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Vertientes weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 20°142.710.96.8
Feb30° / 20°182.611.36.4
Mar31° / 21°19411.85.7
Apr32° / 22°376.412.54.6
May32° / 23°15216133.5
Jun32° / 24°14718.413.32.9
Jul33° / 25°10517.313.22.8
Aug33° / 25°12719.412.72.7
Sep32° / 24°15321.312.12.8
Oct31° / 24°11116.911.53.8
Nov30° / 22°377.1115.5
Dec29° / 21°16310.76.5

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 19%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17822
27822
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Vertientes gets around 14 mm of rain over 2.7 wet days in January, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 9% and peaks near 10% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
18
28
38
49
59
69
79
89
99
109
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1310
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179
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268
278
288
298
308
318

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the muggy band about 54% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 57% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
151019588
251019588
361019587
461120576
561120576
661121575
761121584
861121584
961122574
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Wind in January

Winds average 13 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 42 min at the start of January to 11 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:54 AM to 6:55 AM, and sunset from 5:38 PM to 5:57 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.76:545:38
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310.76:555:39
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510.76:555:40
610.86:555:41
710.86:565:41
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Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 4.39 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.09 kWh/m² to a high of 6.79 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 4.39 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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304.7Bright
314.8Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Vertientes

In seasonPeak

None of Vertientes's seasonal hazards are active in January. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Vertientes sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Vertientes's rainy season runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Atlantic hurricane
Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit Vertientes?

Our two travel scores rate January for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

6.8
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.6
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Vertientes for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Vertientes in January

From January's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In January, Vertientes sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes.

light clothes

Sea temperature near Vertientes in January

The nearest coast averages about 25°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 49 km away) is warmest in August at about 30°C and coldest in January near 25°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan25Warm
Feb26Warm
Mar26Warm
Apr27Warm
May29Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep30Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov28Warm
Dec26Warm

UV index in Vertientes in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Vertientes peaks around June 20 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 6 (high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highHighJun 20UV 12Dec 14UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7Very high
Feb9Very high
Mar11Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov7High
Dec6High

Air quality in Vertientes in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where January falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Vertientes is worst in June — around 24 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.2× the cleanest month (December, 6 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJun 2124 µg/m³Dec 156 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb8Good
Mar11Good
Apr12Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun24Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct10Good
Nov6Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Vertientes?

Vertientes sits at 21.3°N, 78.1°W, 71 m above sea level, in Cuba. The nearest listed city is Camagüey, 28 km away.

Santa Cruz del SurSibanicúEsmeraldaBaraguá

Topography around Vertientes

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Vertientes.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Vertientes has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 43 m around an average of 62 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 99 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 316 m.

The land around Vertientes is covered by grassland (51%) and trees (25%) within 3 km, grassland (47%) and trees (42%) within 16 km, and trees (37%), water (30%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
43 m
16 km
99 m
80 km
316 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetlandmangroves
January weather nearby: Camagüey 28 km · Florida 31 km · Jimaguayú 34 km · Minas 61 km · Santa Cruz del Sur 62 km · Sibanicú 65 km · Esmeralda 66 km · Baraguá 68 km

Cuba travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type A / B / C / L
110 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 39% of US
price level, 2011
GDP per capita
$9,605
2020
Happiness
5.4 / 10
World Happiness, 2011
Homicide rate
4.5
per 100k, 2019
Road deaths
8.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 515
Religion
Christian 59%none 23%folk religion 18%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Vertientes (21.2589°, -78.1493°, elevation 71 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).